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  • RISC-V is better for Linux due to driver support. Vendors making hardware are more likely to use RISK-V for their controllers due to the costs. Modern computers are putting more functions under control of kernels that run on proprietary compute. (There exists a chart showing how little the Linux kernel directly controls.) As more of those devices run RISC-V, they will become more discoverable.
    Also, those that can design or program tge devices will have more transferrable skills. Leading to the best designs spreading, and all designs improving.

    Places in a computer with compute (non-exhaustive, not all candidates for RISC-V):
    BMC
    Soundcard (or subsystem on mainboard)
    Video card (GPU and the controller for the GPU)
    Storage drives
    Networking
    Drive interface controlling card
    Mainboard (not BMC)
    Keyboard
    Mouse
    Monitor
    UPS
    Printer

    Will it be perfect? Nope.
    A lot of the vendors will lock things up as well.